SV-98
Sign in to saveThe SV-98 (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Model 1998) is a Russian bolt-action sniper rifle designed by Vladimir Stronskiy. In 2003 special operations troops were armed with the 7.62 mm 6S11 sniper system comprising the SV-98 sniper rifle (index 6V10) and 7N14 sniper enhanced penetration round. The rifle has been used in combat during operations in Chechnya and Ukraine.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- SV-98
- Weapon.image
- SV-98 Engineering technologies - 2010.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- SV-98 equipped with a 1P69 3-10×42 telescopic sight, carrying handle, bipod, anti-mirage strap and suppressor
- Weapon.origin
- Russia
- Weapon.type
- Sniper rifle
- Weapon.is_ranged
- Yes
- Weapon.service
- 2003–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.wars
- Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen WarRusso-Georgian WarSyrian Civil War2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Weapon.designer
- Vladimir Stronskiy
- Weapon.design_date
- 1998
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Izhmash/Kalashnikov Concern
- Weapon.production_date
- 1998–present
- Weapon.variants
- 2013 upgraded version
- Weapon.weight
- w/o optical sight and suppressor with optical sight and suppressor
- Weapon.length
- with suppressor
- Weapon.part_length
- (4 grooves, right-hand twist)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Design details
- Variants
- SV-98 (7.62 NATO caliber)
- KO-13 "Record"
- SV-98M
- SV-338, SV-338M, SV-338 M1
- Users
- References
- External links
The SV-98 (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Model 1998) is a Russian bolt-action sniper rifle designed by Vladimir Stronskiy. In 2003 special operations troops were armed with the 7.62 mm 6S11 sniper system comprising the SV-98 sniper rifle (index 6V10) and 7N14 sniper enhanced penetration round. The rifle has been used in combat during operations in Chechnya and Ukraine.
==Design details== The SV-98 sniper rifle is based on the Record full bore sport shooting rifle series also made by Izhmash. Izhmash also produces Record target rifles chambered in .308 Winchester, 7.62×54mmR and .338 Lapua Magnum which are similar to the SV-98.
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